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Transcontinental RR 1869-1899
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Population increases. farm population doubled. 1st big business.large scale managment bueracracy. Opens to the west, raw materials to factories/market.
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Califnornia "Big Four"
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Charles Crocker
Mark Hopkins Collis Huntington Leland Stanford Owners of the central pacific RR |
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
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moved RR lines together and controlled them. Fortunes made and no income tax.
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Andrew Carnegie
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Specialized in the iron business. Dominated the steele business. Worked until bad times and gave less money during tough times. Bought out by J.P Morgan 1st billion dollar cooperation.
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John D. Rockfeller
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standard oil company. controlled 90% of the nations capacity. cut prices locally to force others to sell.
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Robber Barons
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businessmen and bankers who dominated their respective industries and amassed huge personal fortunes, typically as a direct result of pursuing various anti-competitive or unfair business practices.
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captains of the industry
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business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way
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